The A8590 has all the control and protection circuitry for the 3.0A regulator, enough to meet the demanding requirements of automotive batteries for wide input voltage. In addition to automotive infotainment applications, the A8590 can be used for group and control center applications as well as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).The A8590 uses pulsed frequency modulation (PFM) to pull the 12VIN (input voltage) pull-down load to less than 50μA while delivering 3.3V / 40μA. After the car was started, the A8590 operating voltage dropped to a minimum of 3.6VIN (input voltage drop) and maintained ± 1.0% output voltage accuracy.

TDK Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6762) Introduced CeraLink FA type capacitors with modular flexible assembly technology to further expand the lineup of proven CeraLinkTM capacitors. The new type of capacitor has a space-saving design with two, three or even ten identical capacitors connected in parallel on the same terminal to increase the capacitance.